Will Yate Town Shopping Centre Ever Allow Developments?

The development and diversification of Yate Shopping Centre is still on hold as the council block more development plans. It is unclear what direction the council wish to take to further trade and visitors to Yate.

If any of you are concerned over the growing number of vacant shops in the town centre, you like me would have been hoping that the proposal for new restaurants would have been given the go ahead to increase interest for further retail outlets to come to Yate. But the council dismissed the proposal that was hoped to diversify and increase the night time economy.

Further development plans for a mini car park have also been dismissed. The appeal for the mini car park in Yate Town Shopping Centre has been dismissed on the grounds that the car park, proposed to take over the space once occupied by Adams Clothing and Motor World on South Parade, would reduce the pedestrian area and would be too prominent.

This dismissal I agree with. Why would we need another car park when there is adequate enough parking already and when Tesco undergoes its redevelopment they will also be increasing the amount of parking with a new underground car park.

But, this still doesn't answer the question as to how Yate Town Shopping Centre are going to diversify and fill the empty shops. There seems to be a hold over any modernisation and development.

I would like to see a cinema in Yate but I think I may be waiting a long tome before the council agrees to building a large scale development such as a multiplex.

Who else would like to see new restaurants? Who else would like to see a new range of shops? Who else would like to see Yate Shoppig Centre modernise?